Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Demystified – Sean G. Smith
Get the latest and greatest on ARDS in this up-to-date, comprehensive and interactive session! We’ll discuss the underlying physiology, so you understand WHY you’re seeing what you’re seeing, the patient’s projected clinical course and rationales for each intervention…. We will review adult, pediatric and neonatal Respiratory anatomy and physiology, pulmonary physical examination, blood gasses, ARDS pathophysiology, Ventilator Management (including advanced modes such as APRV and HFOV), Adjuncts such as proning and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), and MORE!
OBJECTIVES
- Analyze how ARDS pathophysiology presents related to atelectasis, compliance, oxygenation, ventilation, perfusion, and other assessment data throughout the clinical course of the disease state.
- Demonstrate individual interventions and overall strategies to minimize the impact of ARDS pathophysiology and promote a return to homeostasis.
- List common etiologies of ARDS pathology.
- Recognize differing ventilator modes for patients with ARDS to get the best patient outcomes.
What is health?
The word health refers to a state of complete emotional and physical well-being. Healthcare exists to help people maintain this optimal state of health.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), healthcare costs in the United States were $3.5 trillionTrusted Source in 2017.
However, despite this expenditure, people in the U.S. have a lower life expectancy than people in other developed countries. This is due to a variety of factors, including access to healthcare and lifestyle choices.
Good health is central to handling stress and living a longer, more active life. In this article, we explain the meaning of good health, the types of health a person needs to consider, and how to preserve good health.
In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO)Trusted Source defined health with a phrase that modern authorities still apply.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
In 1986, the WHOTrusted Source made further clarifications:
“A resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.”
This means that health is a resource to support an individual’s function in wider society, rather than an end in itself. A healthful lifestyle provides the means to lead a full life with meaning and purpose.
In 2009, researchers publishing inThe LancetTrusted Source defined health as the ability of a body to adapt to new threats and infirmities.
They base this definition on the idea that the past few decades have seen modern science take significant strides in the awareness of diseases by understanding how they work, discovering new ways to slow or stop them, and acknowledging that an absence of pathology may not be possible.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Demystified – Sean G. Smith
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